Improvement in sofa-bedsteads



s; GRAVES. SOFA-BEDSTEAD. No. 180,220'. 'Pumped July 25g-187e.

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NJEI'ERS. PHOTO-LIHOGRFHER WASHINGTON D C UNITED" 'STATES yPagf'rnlvr Ormea.,v

SAMUEL GRAVES, OF WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN SFA-BEDSTEADS Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l 80,220, dated July 25, 1876 ;4 application Atiled March 27, 1876.

To all whom it may concer/n: l

Be it known that I, SAMUEL GRAVES, of v Weymouth, in the county of Norfolk and State ot' Massachusetts, have invented a new and.

useful Improvement in Bed-Lounges; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,

, bed-lounge, and to so arrange them that they would take up but little room when the bedlo'unge was closed-i. e., made into a loungeand yet performv their function when the lounge was open-fz'. c., made into a bed. These legs were arranged between two one-inch pieces or boards, swung between the same from a pin, so that they might t'old up or hang down, as desired.

I propose to obviate these difficulties, thus ln'oviding a very cheap and salable bed-lounge, in the manner described'below.

The objects, therefore, ot this invention are, first, to lprovide a tirm support for the movable legs; second, by providing such rm support, to allow ot' the use ot'veasters, making six casters to the bed-lounge; and, third, to give security and firmness to the false head.

In the accompanying illustratiom'Figure l is a view, in perspective, of the bed-lounge em.- bodying my improvement, open Vfor use as a bed, but having the lounge portion slightly raised, so as to exhibit both heads. Fig. 2 is a vertical section otl a .portion of the bedlounge, showing the method ot' supporting the false head and legs. Fig. 3 is a part interior view ofthe slot, sh'owin g also the bolt and up per portion ot' the lee. y

As the method of opening and closing the bed-lounge is old, I have not shown it in Ather letters b c c', is hinged to the frame a of the` lounge iu the usual manner, and when it is to.

be used as a lounge the part b cc swings over into and upon the part a, and the legs f are removed and placed inside. The upholstered part ot the lounge (not shown in the drawing) then swings down upon the whole. Then itis to be used as a bed, the process is reversed, and the legs f and false head h inserted. This process is, however, old, and not claimed as my invention. Y

Similar letters ot' reference indicate corresponding parts.

a is the lounge portion of the bed-lounge, in the construction ot which I claim nothing'new. yI) is the frame ot' the extension, by means ot' which the bed is formed. c and c are the ends, lmade of plank thickness. These ends c o take the place of the two one-inch boards above referred to, and, of course, take up less room, as the space between the said boards is saved in this improvement. d is a slot, and e a bolt, similar to the slot and bolt used-in attaching side rai-ls ot beds to the head and foot boards. 'l The bolt, which is attached to the leg f, is pressed tightly into the slot d, thus making the leg trm and steady in place, and stitt' enou'gh to be provided withthe easter g. Ot' course the slot and bolt could not have been used in connection with the boards used in the 'old invention, ou account of the lack ot' sutticient thickness. Thus, when the extension is used, the legs are sufficiently stift' to be provided with casters, so that the bed can be moved around the room, audwhen the bed-lounge is to be closed and used as a lounge,

Ythe legs may be easily removed and placed inside. IL is the false head, provided with supports lt set into said head, or of a piece with it,

"and extending down into the diagonal space betweenu the plank c and the cross-piece k. When two boards of one inch each were used, having a space ot', say, one inch between them, the support of the false head was obliged to bend and drop between them, thus affordingA an insecure support; but by the use of a single two-inch plank the one inch of'spaee above referred to is saved, so that the supports l1. can pass beyond the plank diagonallyv or inclined at an angle, supported by the cross-piece 7c.

Beside the saving of this one inch otspace Aabove named, an additional saving ot' lthree quartersot'an inch is obtained by beveling'the plank c, as shown in the drawing, thus making one inch and three-quarters savino.

Of course it will be understood that the object of economizing this space is to allow the false head to be back on a line with the main lounge-head. The supports h are ou a line with the general angle of the false head, making it as secure and strong as the main head..

It will be seen, therefore, that by means ot' my improvement the legs are made firm and stiff, admitting of the insertion of casters, and the false head is adequately supported, thus rendering complete and perfect an important invention in bed-lounges. A

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with the bed l lounge shown in the drawing, the beveled plank end c, provided with slot d, and combined with the bolt c in the legf, said leg` being furnished with a caster, g, as and forthe purposes herein set forth. y

2.` In combination with the false head h, and diagonally-inclined supports h of said bedlonnge, the plank end e and crosspiece k, as and i'or the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

SAMUEL GRAVES.

Witnesses: i

HENRY W. WILLIAMS, R. A. GEORGE. 

